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Following on from Pipiatum Level 1, Vivid Digital Education have now completed development of Pipiatum Levels 2 and 3 for World Class Arena Ltd. All 3 apps are available on the App store.

This phase of the development involved first extending the functionality of Level 1 to include a new Verbs section. Levels 2 and 3 were then produced rapidly to the same template. Each level increases the complexity of the vocabulary, nouns and verbs used within the app.

The app features a learn mode, where Latin words are presented with engaging illustrations and audio, and a “LaterBase” where users can save tricky words to come back to later. There are practice questions to consolidate the learning and tests to check understanding – and users can try to improve their high score against the clock!

Vivid Digital Education has just completed development of Pipiatum, a Latin learning app available from the App store for iphone and ipad. Pipiatum was produced for World Class Arena Ltd.

The app features a learn mode, where Latin words are presented with engaging illustrations and audio, and a “LaterBase” where users can save tricky words to come back to later. There are practice questions to consolidate the learning and tests to check understanding – and users can try to improve their high score against the clock!

Mick Landmann, Vivid Digital MD, is working with students at the Self Managed Learning College in Brighton to make a video that teaches the basics of drumming, for upload to the O2 Learn website.

The project, which comes under the auspices of Digital Education Brighton (DEB) (a non profit organisation jointly founded by Mick), is part of a larger project in which DEB is working with different groups of young people making teaching videos on iphones for uploading to O2 Learn.

This venture will combine Digital Opps’ expertise in digital exhibit creation, with Vivid’s years of experience in educational projects of all kinds. The result will be a brand new product aimed at schools – and it will be something that’s not been seen before.

We’re planning to start trials with schools in the next few months. Watch this space for more details on this tremendously exciting project!

Following on from the Level 1 course, Vivid Digital Business Training has just completed a second Health and Safety training program for the British Safety Council. This course is aimed at Directors and Senior Managers.

Unique to this course is the users individualised action plan, which is created from their responses to questions throughout the course. This feature encourages Directors to take what they learn from the course and put it into action.

The course is available on the British Safety Councils VLE and will soon be released through the App store for ipad use.

Vivid Digital Education are involved in a venture with digital games makers Locomatrix in the dissemination of Invisible Buildings, a simulation of an archaeological dig using Android smartphones and tablet devices in the outdoors.

Most recently, Mick and Locomatrix MD Richard Vahrman trained a group of teachers at Westfields Junior School in Yateley in the running of the simulation. The school then ran the simulation with around 90 year 5 pupils as the first activity of the Autumn term, to introduce the topic of the Romans.

This proved to be a great success invoking feedback like:

‘Just to let you know we have had another successful day today! Both classes have absolutely loved the days and have been really inspired about the Romans! All equipment has worked perfectly!’